Anchorage

Rade d'Agay Nord

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W, E
Seabed: sand, algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in the northern part of the Rade d'Agay on the Esterel coast, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through N and E. Managed buoy field, anchoring only outside the 300 metre markers.

Water
Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Pontoon
Beach
Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Wide and easy approach from the south between the Pointe de la Baumette and the Pointe du Dramont. A managed buoy field fills the head of the bay and anchoring is allowed only outside the yellow 300 metre markers, in the middle or on the west side, where the bottom is sand between posidonia; pick a clear patch as holding can be slippery. Call VHF 9 for a buoy and help mooring. Open to southerly winds and rolly by day from passing boats and water skiing.

Practical

A buoy costs around 20 euros a night for a monohull of 8 to 12 metres and about 30 euros for a multihull, with a shuttle to the quay running roughly 08:30 to 20:30. Land the tender at the pontoon on the NE side of the bay, as the beach channel is kept clear for rescue craft. Water available. Shops, restaurants and Agay train station within 500 metres of the port. Port du Poussai at 1.2 NM SW for a smaller alternative.

Ashore

Red rocks of the Esterel massif around the bay, formed of volcanic rhyolite. Coastal path from the anchorage along the shore to the Pointe de Baumette in 30 minutes on foot. Train station of Agay on the Marseille to Vintimille line for day trips to Cannes or Saint-Raphaël.